The desire to apply color to a surface is intrinsic to human nature and humans have searched for natural sources of color since prehistoric times. They found out that some minerals could be ground to ...

Inside the temperature-controlled accessories department of London retailer Selfridges, the back leather bags in The Unseen‘s Air collection don’t look much different than any of the other designer ...

If art mimics life, so do textiles. And if life has been colored by COVID-19, so, too, has the fabric of our beings and our clothing. “Everybody wants to have more joy in the clothing, I think that’s ...

'Fast fashion' might be cheap, but its high environmental cost from dyes polluting the water near factories has been well documented. To help stem the tide of dyes from entering streams and rivers, ...

A. Joel Robinson, American, 1915–2012; "Roman Candles Textile," 1951–52; printed linen; 72 × 50 1/2 in. (182.9 × 128.3 cm); Saint Louis Art Museum, Marjorie Wyman Endowment Fund 12:2020 With a focus ...

COLUMBUS , Ohio -- Archaeologists are now turning to forensic crime lab techniques to hunt for dyes, paint, and other decoration in prehistoric textiles. Although ancient fabrics can offer clues about ...

The U.K.’s University of Leeds has launched the Leeds Institute of Textiles and Color (LITAC) to tackle global challenges–such as ones created by fast fashion–and the need for advanced materials, ...

The 49 leaves of cotton color swatches are divided into 3 sections in the ring binder. PANTONE TEXTILE COLOR SELECTOR = PANTONE NUANCIER DES TEINTES POUR TEXTILES = PANTONE TEXTILFARBENSELEKTOR = ...

The future of fashion may be brewing in a vat, thanks to researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Researchers have developed a sustainable method for creating and ...